Israeli tennis star will face the winner of the semifinal between Germans Andreas Beck and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.

After a largely disappointing 2011, Dudi Sela will be looking to end the year on
a high on Sunday when he plays in the final of the ATP Challenger Tour Finals in
Sao Paulo.

Sela, ranked number 95 in the world, advanced to the final of
the inaugural championships for players on the Challenger Tour with a 6-4, 6-4
victory over local favorite Thomaz Bellucci (37), who received a wild-card to
the event, which includes the top performers of the year in the secondary tennis
tour.

After a break each in the first eight games, Sela clinched the
first set on Bellucci’s serve in the 10th game, with the Brazilian hitting two
double faults.

Both players held serve in the first nine games of the
second set, but the 26-year-old Israeli struck at the perfect time once more,
securing his progress to the final with a break in the 10th game after an
impressive showing.

Sela, who failed to win consecutive matches in a main
Tour tournament all season, will face the winner of the semifinal between
Germans Andreas Beck (102) and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (100), which ended late
Saturday night.

After receiving an invitation to Sao Paulo mainly thanks
to the consecutive titles he claimed in May and June in Busan, South Korea,
Fergana, Uzbekistan and Nottingham, England, Sela advanced to the semis on
Friday by beating Matthias Bachinger 6-2, 6-2 to finish second in the Yellow
Group with a 2-1 record.

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